Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170179345 - Employee injured when struck by car falling off jack

Accident Summary Nr: 170179345 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/25/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112214028	10/19/1990	7538	0	Williams Bear Wheel Alignment

Abstract: At 2:38 p.m. on September 25, 1990, Employee #1 was lying on a wooden creeper underneath the left front of a Volkswagen. As he started to move the wooden creeper out from under the vehicle, the car apparently slipped off the front jack. The left front end of the Volkswagen landed on Employee #1's face, neck, and left arm. He was transported by paramedics to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

Keywords: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, VEHICLE, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, NECK, ARM, FACE, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112214028			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Automobile mechanic apprentices

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